My Favorite Fondy calendar for sale

The new 2018 wall calendar, My Favorite Fondy, is on sale for $10 at all Fond du Lac Public Library locations: the Main Library, FDLPL Express near Festival Foods and Chapter 52 Bookstore at 52 Sheboygan St. Proceeds benefit library programming. The calendar also is available for purchase at the City Clerk's office in the City-County Building, 160 S. Macy St.

The calendar is the result of a library challenge to local photographers and artists to submit illustrations that capture the beauty of the area. The winning entries showcased various sights – some more obvious, others hidden – from rural and urban areas:

January: Barrett Mand, Sunset in Pastel

February: Heidi Kiser-Valle, Eden Winter

March: Eric Silcock, Spring Surprise

April: Joellyn Dahlin, A Moment in Time

May: Malachi Schmidt, Gilles Frozen Custard

June: Barrett Mand, Beauty and the Bridge

July: Kathryn Dreifuerst, Fond du Lac Farmers Market

August: Diana Baus, Hopeful on Winnebago

September: Judy Mahnke, Peebles Trail Fond du Lac

October: Heidi Kiser-Valle, Country Road

November: Joellyn Dahlin, Fond du Lac Retro (also calendar cover)

December: Donna Braatz, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Barn

For more information, visit www.fdlpl.org or call the library’s Help Desk, (920) 322-3929.

In the photo:My Favorite Fondy calendar contributors gather at Chapter 52 Bookstore to unveil their work. From left, Joellyn Dahlin (cover, April and November); Barrett Mand (January and June); Heidi Kiser-Valle (February and October); Eric Silcock (March); Malachi Schmidt (May); Diana Baus (August); and Donna Braatz (December). Not pictured: Kathryn Dreifuerst (July) and Judy Mahnke (September). Calendars are on sale for $10 while supplies last at the bookstore, the Main Library and FDLPL Express near Festival Foods.